When I started officiating weddings I was shocked to learn that none of what we traditionally associate with weddings are necessary for people to get married.
Vows? Nope.
1 Corinthians 13? Nuh uh.
I do's? You don't.
"I now pronounce you"? Nein.
All that you need to do to make it official is fill out the paperwork with a couple of witnesses. You could wrap it all up at a courthouse in the time it takes any of our bureaucracies to stumble along.
It reminds me of what we do with our church services. We think that they have to look a particular way because of what we have seen or experienced before. While this tradition is helpful in many ways, it can actually keep us from getting to the heart of what we could be doing.
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Different Together:: Joy & Difficulty
Grief
Attachment Theory & God:: Evaluation & Communion
Attachment Theory & God:: Secure & Insecure Attachment
Cascade Story Sunday
Mark:: Women at the Table
Mark:: It's The End of the World As We Know It
Mark:: Riding Donkeys and Cursing Figs
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The Need for Black Santa
Mark:: Word Search Truth & Calling Dibs
Mark:: It's Not The Miracles
Mark:: Religion of Exclusion
Mark:: Recentering the Narrative
Mark:: The Sower
Mark:: The Miracle of Inclusion
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Pain & The Process of Getting Well::Michelle Lang
Biblio-Idolatry:: Trees & Streams
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